Child homicide rate in Portugal
Portugal: Child homicide rate was 0.3191 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Child homicide rate in Portugal, 1955–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child homicide rate in Portugal is 0.3191 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Portugal peaked at 0.8169 deaths per 100,000 people in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2017.
That places Portugal 62nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3404 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0902 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5179 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 0.3458 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2402 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.509 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4799 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2767 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8025 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4227 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1788 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7789 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5556 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3804 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8169 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3979 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2272 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5149 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.2477 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4464 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3191 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3191 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3191 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 59 Mauritius 0.3548 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 60 France 0.3513 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 61 Switzerland 0.3407 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 63 Romania 0.3147 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 64 Czechia 0.3098 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 65 Turkey 0.3077 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Portugal
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 70,349 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 109 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.822 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.899 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.874 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.822 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.529 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.717 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Portugal?
- Child homicide rate in Portugal was 0.3191 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8169 deaths per 100,000 people in 1995.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2017.
- How does Portugal rank for child homicide rate?
- Portugal ranks 62nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Child homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.